CRM 1301 Study Guide - Positive Law, Public Good
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Thomas hobbes: the state of nature and the basis of society. Hobbes= science man and that reason and thinking is the solution to resolve problems. In his time religion vs. philosophy, he takes both and combines them to make a government. Both of them religion and philosophy make science which is scientifically studying human relations. Resolving= reasoning= reckoning which is a process that takes good and bad involved with logic. Logic for hobbes: everyone can think for themselves. Settings: monarchy vs. parliament = fighting for power and control, religion clashes, england has been at war through the 1300-1800. Hobbes solution: 1) state of nature where everyone is virtually equal in mind and body. Problems of state of nature: each one of us has a desire for happiness = not static but is a process to acquire it. Secondly the desire for power = we want it more and more: laws of nature: they exist in state of nature.
